New Jersey § 18a:71b-85

§ 18a:71b-85.

a. Upon notice from the authority in a student's senior year of high school of conditional

eligibility for the NJ STARS Program, a student who determines to pursue final eligibility

for the program shall take a college placement test to determine readiness for college-level

coursework. The test shall be selected by the New Jersey Council of County Colleges and administered

by the county college of the county in which the student's school district is located

at no cost to the student or the school district. A county college may enter into an agreement with the school district to administer

the test at the high school or other selected site within the district. b. A county college shall notify any student who does not achieve the required score

on the placement test that the student requires remediation prior to pursuing county

college coursework for credit under the NJ STARS Program. The student shall have the responsibility to address the identified deficiencies

through such means as the student determines, including enrollment in remedial classes

at the county college during the senior year of high school. c. Upon graduation from high school, if a student meets the eligibility criteria for

receipt of an NJ STARS scholarship but is not able to demonstrate the skill levels

required to pursue courses for credit at a county college, the student shall not receive

an NJ STARS scholarship until that ability is demonstrated. The student shall have one year from the September 1 next following the date of

high school graduation to demonstrate such ability, and if at the end of the one-year

period the student continues to require remediation, then the student shall lose eligibility

for the NJ STARS Program. If during or at the end of the one-year period the student demonstrates the required

ability, then the student shall be eligible for an NJ STARS scholarship for five semesters.